- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- ca. 1970
- Medium
- synthetic raffia
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 6 × 9 1/2 × 9 × 20 1/4 in. (15.2 × 24.1 × 22.9 × 51.4 cm)
- Description
- A blue hat made of crocheted synthetic raffia with long loops throughout the crown's exterior. The sides of the crown are rounded and fit loosely around the head. The brim of the hat is made of the same synthetic raffia but is crocheted without the pulled out loops. The hat is unlined but has an adhered label at the center back interior along the hat band. The label is made of paper and reads “HAND CROCHET // IN FORMOSA."
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.470
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




